1925 (ca.), Chaim Soutine, View of Cagnes -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the exhibition label: Soutine made his way to Paris in 1913, where he befriended other Jewish artists from Eastern Europe and gravitated to expressive styles of modern art. Like William H. Johnson's work nearby, this canvas was painted during a period spent away from the city—in this case, in the mountain village of Cagnes along the French Riviera. The color palette suggests the serene atmosphere of the region, while the swirling, energetic brushwork gives the village a distorted, pulsating quality.
1925 (ca.), Chaim Soutine, View of Cagnes -- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
From the exhibition label: Soutine made his way to Paris in 1913, where he befriended other Jewish artists from Eastern Europe and gravitated to expressive styles of modern art. Like William H. Johnson's work nearby, this canvas was painted during a period spent away from the city—in this case, in the mountain village of Cagnes along the French Riviera. The color palette suggests the serene atmosphere of the region, while the swirling, energetic brushwork gives the village a distorted, pulsating quality.